June 10, 2012

Beads, Baubles, and peas

This is the last of the four Tiffanys projects that I made in Cali. It was in my pal, Lonnie's class.

I brought quite a few of my own supplies, including the blue enamelled flower along with me, but she provided high quality, pretty things to work with too.

As a matter of fact, between what she gave us in the kits and what I brought, I was able to make two necklaces in her class. I didn't really master the techniques she was teaching, I kind of went off on my own, but she was a good teacher and had a great way of doing her examples that made it easy to follow.

One of the necklaces that I made will be for me to keep, and the other is a birthday gift for a dear freind.

This post was written before I went to Raleigh and Nags Head, and as I am writing it, I am snacking on the latest dish from my Summer of Salads.

Its a pea salad, that you can make with fresh, farmer's mkt peas, or frozen ones right from the bag.

about a 1/2 bag of peas

1/2 a sweet red pepper, chopped

about 1/2 cup of chopped purple cabbage

1/2 a sweet Vidalia onion, chopped

1/2 cup of fat free feta cheese crumbles

6 boiled eggs, chopped (mine were straight from the hen house!)

sea salt, garlic powder, and pepper to taste

olive oil based mayo, enough to moisten (I don't like a lot of dressing, so added mine a couple spoonfuls at a time till it looked right)

Another salad for the week was a simple fruity one.

one honey dew, cubed

one quart of strawberries, halved

juice of one lime

drizzle of agave syrup

a splash of pomegranate juice

two sprigs of mint leaves

My latest obsession is mint sprigs. Especially in this concoction-

one can of lime selzter water

a 1/4 packet of drink powder

pour over a pretty glass filled with ice

add a pink straw

top with mint leaves

I sure don't miss Diet Coke when I have one of these in my hands. I used to think that those drink powder packets were silly. Why not just buy a drink already made up? They are meant for bottled waters, and I really thought it was ridiculous to buy a drink twice. The water, then the powder.

But, I got a sample of them, and took some along on my last trip and they are nice to have around and taste pretty good. Especially if you use club soda with them, and only a tiny part of the packet at a time, I usually get four drinks from one. And since I usually mix my soda with juice anyway, it doesn't feel extravagant to mix this in like it would if I used it in a bottle of water.

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Comments

The necklaces look as yummy as your recipes! Gorgeous! You are quite the lovely "rebel," confessing to putting your own twist on things and creating various class projects a bit "outside of the box." My smile is inserted here! I think it is great how you put your own individualized spin on the projects that are presented. You know what you like, and you go for it!

Speaking of going for it . . . . I am once again going for that lovely collage. Would love to win it.

Yummy necklaces. luv the way you put your spin on things. I've been experimenting with these powdered drinks too. Haven't tried seltzer water though. Seems like I keep giving up stuff. Soda's and now sweet tea. Getting used to unsweet tea is a real challenge. Us suthern gals NEED our sweet tea! Not fair.

I'm not a huge fan of tea or lemonade drink mixes, but your variation sounds like it might be ok. I'll have to try it. I've been drinking tonic water lately (they say the quinine might help with nighttime leg cramps. The hands on discovery place looks like a great place to be.

Lovely jewelry. I always find beauty when I visit your blog. I am a crystal light addict. I have apple mint, chocolate mint, regular mint and mint julep ( the best smelling of them all) growing in my garden pots. Why did I never think to add it to my Crystal Light???? Trying this TODAY! Thanks Karla